In the 7th and early 8th centuries, Bardanes Philippikos (also commonly known as Philippicus Bardanes) was a prominent member of the ruling elite involved...
(Brian Boru addressing his Army before the Battle of Clotarf 1014 AD, by James Ward (1851-1924), via Creative Commons)
Throughout its long, tumultuous history,...
Mark Twain (c. 1835-1910)
"o the unconsciously indelicate all things are delicate."
From chapter 4 of Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court...
This painting, created by the French artist Odilon Redon (c. 1840–1916), was inspired by Greek and Roman mythology. Redon described his painting as The...